What does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō): To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
Greek · G2021
ἐπιχειρέω
To attempt
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ἐπιχειρέωG2021
Pronunciationepicheiréō
What does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō): To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have undertaken (1), they tried (1), who tried (1).
Where does ἐπιχειρέω (epicheiréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithave undertaken1×Luke 1:1
they tried1×Acts 9:29
who tried1×Acts 19:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:1
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Luke1Acts2
Source forms
ἐπεχείρησαν1xepecheirēsanLuke 1:1
Ἐπεχείρησαν1xEpecheirēsanActs 19:13
ἐπεχείρουν1xepecheirounActs 9:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xLuke 1:1, Acts 19:13
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 9:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To take something in hand; to undertake or attempt an action with deliberate engagement.
Strong'sG2021
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to attempt
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:1Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρησανepeceirhsan
I take in hand, attempt
Read verseActs 9:29Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρουνepeceiroun
I take in hand, attempt
Read verseActs 19:13Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεχείρησανepeceirhsan
I take in hand, attempt
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms3TensesAorist, ImperfectVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:1 · Acts 19:132×
Imperfect ActiveActs 9:291×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2imperfect1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative3
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
Luke 1:1–4ἐπεχείρησανepicheiréō
To undertake or attempt
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπιχειρέω is built from these roots: